Updated September 30, 2026

What is Reference models?

In short

The specific bikes a brand currently lists, used as the basis for every comparison here.

A reference model is a named bike a brand currently lists, and every price, range or brake figure here attaches to one of them, so you can order the bike a number describes. ACTBEST EBike lists Core ST 2.0, Mars, Ranger ST 2.0, Addmotor Tech lists Garootan M-81, Soletan M-66X, Foldtan M-160, Motan M-650X and ANCHEER lists ANCHEER Gladiator Pro, ANCHEER StreetRider, ANCHEER Rover H. A DECE OASIS names a folding-focused Air line, running from its compact Air model up to carbon-pro and ultra versions, while aniioki lists a Pro Max eBike family that shares one naming pattern across its models.

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